After closing out the nonconference portion of the regular season last weekend with the inaugural North Star College Cup, the top-ranked Minnesota hockey program returns to Big Ten Conference action this weekend as Michigan State visits Mariucci Arena for the first time as league rivals.

2012-13  Senior Season: Started in 38 games  posted a record of 38-0-0, which is the most wins in a single season for a goalie in NCAA history and set an NCAA winning percentage record (1.000) led the nation in save percentage (.956) and second in goals against average (.96) made 776 saves  posted 17 shutouts, which is an NCAA single season record  broke NCAA record for career wins (114) and career shutouts (43)  Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-3 Finalist  named First Team All-American  voted Capital One Academic All-American, First Teamtagged USCHO.com Co-Player of the Year  listed a First Team All-USCHO.com honoree  named All-WCHA First Team  2013 WCHA Goaltending Champion  named to All-WCHA Academic Team  given WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award  earned Big Ten Medal of Honorhad 20 saves in a shutout of Colgate in the season opener (9/28)  shutout St. Cloud State (10/6) and began a 205:54 minute shutout streak  posted 100 minutes of scoreless play against St. Lawrence (10/12-13)  had opponent's scoreless streak snapped with 13 seconds remaining in second period against Ohio State (10/19)  shutout OSU (10/20) to tie Minnesota's wins record  named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (10/24) for going 2-0, making 25 saves and having one shutout against Ohio State (10/19-20)  broke Gopher wins record with 5-1 win over North Dakota (10/27)  notched 17 stops to receive a shutout versus Minnesota Duluth (11/3)  held Minnesota State (11/16) scoreless  shutout Wisconsin (12/2) for a 2-0 win  named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (12/5) for going 2-0, stopping 41 shots and having one shutout against Wisconsin (12/1-2)  notched eighth shutout of the year with 5-0 win over Bemidji State (12/8)  received ninth shutout of the year against Minnesota State (2/19)  shutout Wisconsin (1/25) to help Gophers tie NCAA un beaten streak  named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for her performance versus Wisconsin (1/25-27)  posted a 5-0 shutout against Minnesota Duluth (2/1) to garner her NCAA record breaking 101st career win and claim the WCHA regular season title  received fourth WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honor posted 12th shutout of the year versus Bemidji State (2/15)  began a five-game shutout streak with a 3-0 win over St. Cloud State (2/23)  broke the NCAA career record for shutouts with 5-0 win over Bemidji State (3/1) in the first game of the WCHA First Round  broke the NCAA single season record for shutouts with 8-0 rout of BSU (3/2) to advance to the WCHA Final Face-Off  shutout Ohio State (3/8) and North Dakota (3/9) in the WCHA Final Face-Off  named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team and Tournament MVP  recorded a career-high 50 saves in a triple-overtime win over North Dakota (3/16) in the NCAA Quarterfinals  tallied 47 combined saves in the NCAA Frozen Four  named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and tagged the MVP of the Frozen Four.

2011-12  Junior Season: Started 40 games during the season, missing only one  led the nation in goals against average with a 1.35  led the nation in shutouts with 10  gave up one goal in her first eleven periods of play this season, stopping 47 shots during that span  had three shutouts and combined for another with Shyler Sletta in her first seven games on the ice this season  made 25 saves in a 3-2 victory in Madison over the No. 1 Badgers (10/16)  made 23 saves in a critical 4-1 league victory at Bemidji State  was named WCHA Player of the Week for the week of November 9 after recording two victories over No. 4 Minnesota Duluth with a save percentage of .933 on the weekend  shutout New Hampshire (11/19)  assisted on an Amanda Kessel goal vs. UNH (11/18)  helped the Gophers to an important road victory with 26 saves in a 2-1 victory against Harvard (11/26)  made 22 stops in a 7-2 victory on enemy ice at No. 5 North Dakota (12/2)  stopped 27 shots in a 4-1 victory over Ohio State (12/10)  made 31 saves to earn a 1-0 shutout of #1 Wisconsin (1/7)  was named WCHA Defensive player of the Week for the week of Jan. 10th for her play the previous weekend vs. No. 1 Wisconsin when the Gophers earned a 3-3 tie and a 1-0 shutout win against the Badgers  her stellar play helped the Gophers reach No. 1 in the polls the week of Jan 9th  made 29 saves in recording her second shutout in a span of three games in the 3-0 victory over Minnesota Duluth (1/14)  made 22 saves in the Gophers' 8-1 victory against the Huskies of St. Cloud State  set the University of Minnesota record with her 22nd career shutout in a 7-0 victory over St. Cloud State (2/4)  made 25 saves in a shutout of Ohio State (2/10)  had two shutouts in the WCHA Final Face-off, earning the Tournament MVP award  allowed just one goal in the Frozen Four semifinal win against Cornell, and allowed two goals in the championship game versus Wisconsin to earn Frozen Four MVP honors  had a shutout streak of 246 minutes and 53 seconds during the postseason, going three games without allowing a goal  owns the school record for most wins in a season with 35 and counting, breaking her own record of 25 wins from the 2010-11 season  a Patty Kazmaier Award nominee  an All-WCHA Third Team honoree  owns the Minnesota record for career shutouts with 26  holds the school record for career saves with 2481 and the record for career saves per game (24.76)  finished her junior season with 76 career wins, good for second place in the Minnesota record book.

2010-11  Sophomore Season:Patty Kazmaier top-10 finalist  Second Team All-American  First Team All-WCHA  WCHA All-Tournament Team  WCHA All-Academic Team honoree  Letterwinner  Played in 35 games and recorded a holding a 1.77 goals against average and a .941 save percentage  Held a record of 25-8-2, which set a school record for wins in a year  Tied for first in the nation and broke a school record with nine shutouts in her sophomore year  She and Jenny Lura combined for two additional shutouts on the season  Also had five games with only one goal allowed  Broke her own school record for saves in a season with 964  Finished the regular season with a conference GAA of 1.70, ranking second in the WCHA  Her minutes of 1515:01 was the second most minutes played in conference action  Opened the season with four consecutive shutouts against Clarkson (10/1), Wayne State (10/9), St. Cloud State (10/22-23)  Received her first of three weekly conference awards in the back-to-back shutouts against SCSU  Added another shutout on Nov. 19 when she shut out Minnesota State and was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week  Helped the Gophers to a series sweep over Harvard, playing in both games  Held Ohio State to just one goal allowed in 6-0 and 2-1 (overtime) win  Allowed just one goal in the MSU series (1/7-8) and was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week  Helped the Gophers to a 2-2 tie and a shutout against Minnesota Duluth (1/14-15)  Set a then career-high 46 saves when she helped the Gophers to a 2-2 tie against No. 1 Wisconsin  Held SCSU and Bemidji State to one-goal weekends from Feb. 4-Feb. 1  Earned her 24th win of the season in the 3-2 win over Ohio State (2/26) to tie a school record for wins in a season  Had 83 saves in the WCHA Championships to earn all-tournament honors  Set a school record with her 25th win of the season in the 4-2 win over UMD (3/4)  Set a career-best 51 saves in the 5-4 overtime loss against Wisconsin (3/5), tying a school record for saves in a game.

2009-10  Freshman Season:First-Team All-American  Patty Kazmaier Top-3 Finalist  Finished the season with the third-best goals against average (1.33), the fourth-best save percentage (.948) and winning percentage (.769)  Left the Gopher program to compete with Team Finland in the Winter Olympics as their starting goaltender and returned at the end of February after winning the bronze medal  WCHA goaltending champion when she finished the conference season with a goals against average of 0.94 against WCHA teams  First Team All-WCHA and WCHA All-Rookie Team  Started in 26 games during her rookie campaign and was 18-4-4  Of her 26 starts, possessed seven shutouts  Along with her seven shutouts, allowed just one goal in 10 games  Was named a four-time WCHA Defensive Player of the Week and two-time WCHA Rookie of the Week  Posted back-to-back shutouts three times during the season  Earned two assists in the 6-1 win over Ohio State (10/10)  Held Minnesota Duluth to one goal Oct. 16-17 and was later named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week  Held Clarkson scoreless in two straight games to help the Gophers to a series sweep (11/27-28)  Held Harvard to just one goal in a 1-0 loss and 0-0 tie (12/4-5)  Missed the Ohio State series (1/8-9) to compete with Team Finland at the MLP Cup in Germany  Kept North Dakota scoreless (Jan. 22-23) before leaving to compete in the Winter Olympics  Just one day after helping Finland to a bronze medal, re-joined the Gopher squad for the playoff run and started in both games against Minnesota State in the WCHA first round playoffs  Tallied an assist in the Minnesota State game (2/27) to set a record for the Gophers for assists in a season  Set a career-high 41 saves in the 4-3 triple overtime win over MSU.

The Räty File:Has been a member of the Finnish National Team since 15  Played in four world championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics  Helped Finland to their second-straight bronze medal at the 2009 IIHF World Championships when she stopped 78 shots  Has seen over 65 games in international play  Starting goalie for the Finnish Olympic Team when she was 15 during the 2006 Winter Olympics  During the 2008 World Championships, shut out Team USA, 1-0, and had 30 saves  Finished the 2009 world championships with a 1.48 goals against average and a 3-1-0 record  Named the tournament's best goalie in 2007 and 2008 and earned the most valuable player award in 2008  Named Finland's best women's ice hockey player in 2007 and 2008 and best goalie in 2006 and 2007  Rookie of the Year in 2005-06  In national league action, played in over 55 games, 12 of which were shutouts  Held a 1.45 goals against average and a .950 save percentage  In playoff competition alone had eight shutouts in 22 games played with a 1.24 GAA  Named the Haukilahti High School best hockey player of the year 2006 and 2008.